On June 24, international media revealed that South Korea's national soccer team
球
The Association officially announced that it will seek to host the 2023
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
The tournament. The Australian Football Association (AFA) has also recently revealed its strong intention to bid for the event. With the June 30 deadline for bids approaching, the AFC is expected to announce the final results of the bid at its Oct. 17 executive committee meeting.
On June 20, the South Korean national soccer team
球
The association revealed to the public that they have decided to formally offer to host the 2023 edition of the event after receiving strong support from their government.
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
. Immediately after that, according to the foreign media, just one day later, the Australian Football Association (AFA) expressed strong interest in bidding for the tournament. An AFL spokesman said, "We are actively communicating with the AFC and the Australian government and the bidding process has been fully initiated."
According to the AFC's bidding process, any person interested in hosting the 2023
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
Member associations must submit a written application and corresponding materials by June 30th. One key piece of information remains to be confirmed as to whether Football Australia will ultimately bid to host the tournament: there is a possibility that the tournament, which was originally scheduled to be held from June 17 to July 17 the following year, could be postponed. The reason for this is that the 2023
women's soccer
World Cup
will be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand in late July of the following year. If the
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
Going ahead as planned would make it difficult for Australia to take on the task of hosting the event. However, if the tournament can be postponed, the likelihood of Australia hosting it will increase dramatically. According to the AFL, their ideal time to host the event would be January 2024
In addition to the Australian Football Association, the Japan National Football
球
The Association is also debating whether to apply to host
Asian cup (e.g. soccer)
Conduct an internal assessment. Currently, the Japan National Football
球
The Association is making every effort to prepare for the upcoming East Asian Cup Football Championship to be held from July 19th to 27th.
